Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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